Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 Marc Cary

• 1 Prelude To The Hit 00:37
• 2 Beehive 05:24
• 3 7th Avenue North 04:13
• 4 Essaouira Walks 06:45
• 5 Astral Flight 17 06:45
• 6 African Market 06:14
• 7 For Hermeto 02:55
• 8 Spices and Mystics 05:50
• 9 Below the Equator 06:53
• 10 You Can't Stop Us Now 05:36
• 11 The Alchemist's Notes 06:34
• 12 Manchild Wild 07:49
• Total Runtime 01:05:35

Info for Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2

Electro-Acoustic keyboard wizard Marc Cary (#1 Rising Keyboardist in DownBeat’s 2014 Critics Poll) celebrates his 20th anniversary as a recording artist, with "Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2" (March 17, 2015), a powerhouse follow-up to his seminal 1999 release "Rhodes Ahead Vol. 1".

Keeping the original heavyweight trio of Cary, Terreon Gully and Tarus Mateen intact, Cary’s fierce new project puts the iconic Fender Rhodes sound front and center, fusing drum n’ bass, electronic music, jazz and funk influences, creating yet another visionary project to follow up his triumphant 2013 releases "For The Love of Abbey" (a searing solo piano opus celebrating Abbey Lincoln) and Marc Cary Focus Trio’s "Four Directions" (TSF France, Album of the Year). As the original Rhodes Ahead introduced Marc Cary as one of this generation's greatest innovators, heralding the electro-acoustic jazz sound that became prevalent in the 2000’s, "Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2" is a testament to Marc’s incredible vision, versatility and creativity.

"Cary is at the top of his craft...[his] imaginative keyboard work dances and dazzles... one of the most enjoyable albums of the year so far." (DownBeat)

"Of all the fantastic moments on this album-and there are many-the disco passage from “Below the Equator” stands out. It only lasts half a minute, but it’s just so fun and spontaneous-seeming, and you can tell it’s the product of the chemistry between the players. It tells you everything you need to know about Cary and his band and Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2." (jazztimes.com)

Marc Cary, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, organ
Taurus Mateen, basses
Terreon “Tank” Gully, drums
Sameer Gupta, tabla

Marc Cary
was born in New York City in 1967 but raised in Chocolate City. His parents are musician/artists: his father is a percussionist, his mother a cellist/painter who also crafts jewelry. Cary studied cello, trumpet and drums, a natural progression for a member of a musical family. ôMy great-grandmother, Mae York Smith,ö Cary Says, ôused to play piano in theaters accompanying silent movies. She used to play duets withemeubie Blake where they would switch up left hand/right hand. My motherÆs father is a trumpet player, first cousin to Cootie Williams and played in his band down South.öCary dropped out of high school at sixteen and slid into the Go-Go highlife. However, his descent was turned around by two guardian angels. ôEleanor Oxendine in Maryland, one of my first rudimentary teachers, taught me how to read and gave me access to her studio,ö he says. ôShe eventually ployed me to teach the kids. At RAP Inc. (a DC community activist center), I met Daniel Witt; he hipped me to piano. I developed a real appreciation for it.öCary eventually quit the Go-Go scene and passed his exam to enter the Duke Ellington School for the Arts. Finishing up post-grad studies with local heroes, John Malachi and Calvin Jones, Cary caught a bus to New York City, where he hooked up with Beaver Harris and Mickey Bass, who schooled and guided him though the underground. Soon he toured with Arthur TaylorÆs Wailers and Betty Carter, from whom he claims he learned everything about life. As a soloist as well as a sid an with Taylor, Carter, and Abbey Lincoln, Cary has consistently impressed critics and jazz audiences.His group, Indigenous People, mines the rich history of African diasporic music, from African folk melodies, Brazilian and Caribbean grooves to American jazz, funk and go-go rhythms.

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